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Social Enterprise Venture Competition

SoCal Tech Calendar

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 -- Social Enterprise Venture Competition. Through the Social Venture Competition, 9 semi-finalist nonprofits competed in a business plan competition, presenting their plans to a panel of business and social investors who provided valuable feedback and coaching to each presenting organization.

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7 Metaphors That Every Aspiring Leader Should Emulate

Startup Professionals Musings

I saw a new approach in the classic book “ Leadership Transformed: How Ordinary Managers Become Extraordinary Leaders ,” by Dr. Peter Fuda, which identifies seven leadership themes, presented as metaphors. Works with other team members on mutual aspirations (coach metaphor). Marty Zwilling.

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8 Reasons Why Great People Make Processes Repeatable

Startup Professionals Musings

You need a team focused on the future as well as the present. Priority is placed on employee mentoring and coaching. Mentoring and coaching tend to improve commitment, motivation, decision making, and creative talents, which are required for a competitive business and career.

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5 Ways To Optimize Team Satisfaction In The Workplace

Startup Professionals Musings

In my experience advising businesses, large and small, I have often been surprised by the level of complacency and general malaise I find in the ranks, with a resultant direct loss of productivity and competitiveness. In addition to the right words, be sure you present the right body language.

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10 Strategies For Staying Cool Under Pressure At Work

Startup Professionals Musings

Even the best do extra homework to prepare mentally and emotionally to be at their personal best to deliver on key performance meetings and presentations. Set aside time to seek out experts in your field for ideas, as well as mentoring and coaching. The stakes are higher than ever in this competitive and rapidly changing world.

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7 Common Themes That Indicate An Extraordinary Leader

Startup Professionals Musings

I saw a new approach in the classic book “ Leadership Transformed: How Ordinary Managers Become Extraordinary Leaders ,” by Dr. Peter Fuda, which identifies seven leadership themes, presented as metaphors. Works with other team members on mutual aspirations (coach metaphor). Marty Zwilling.

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5 Keys To Business Culture That Are Counter-Intuitive

Startup Professionals Musings

These things are clearly good for morale, but its not so clear that they translate into a competitive advantage. These authors present 20+ years of research, including case studies and metrics, showing how culture really makes or breaks your business. Ongoing culture steps require tuning of measurements.